Hat brush and pad



(No Model.) y M. J. SUNDERLIN.

' HAT BRUSH AND PAD.

Patented July 163, 1889.A

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTIN J. SUNDERLIN, OF VATKINS, NEIV YORK.

HAT BRUSH AND PAD.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 407,261, dated July16, 1889.

Application filed August 23, 1888. Serial No. 288,549. (No model.)

To all whom it may concerm' Be it known that. I, MARTIN J. SUNDERLIN, acitizen ofthe United States, residing at /Vatkins, in the county ofSchuyler and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hat Brushes and Pads, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure l represents a sectional view of au ordinary silk hatprovided with one of my improved brushes; Fig. 2, a plan view of thebrush; Fig. 3, a longitudinal sectional view of the same, taken on theline a b of Fig. 2, but somewhat enlarged in order to bett-er Show itsconstruction; Fig. 4, atransverse sectional view of the same, taken onthe line c (Z of Fig. 2; Fig. 5,a View similar to Fig. 3, showing thestiffening-sheet c extending entirely to one end of the brush.

This invention has relation to that class of brushes and pads adapted tobe removably attached to the interior of a hat, whereby the brush or padwill at all times accompany the hat and be ready at hand for immediateuse, enabling the wearer to readily smooth or clean the hat Whenever itbecomes rumpled or'soiled, as willbe more fully hereinafter set forth.

The essential objects of this invention are to provide a simple anddurable brush or pad which will not distigure or add appreciably to theweight of the hat, that will be sufficiently elastic to hold itselfwithin the holding-fingers upon the interior of the hat, and

that will be sufficiently iiexible to enable the operator to readilyconcave or convex it to facilitate the brushing and cleaning of the hat,and whose ends may be curled up to enable the operator to brush andclean the curled brim of the hat, as Will be hereinafter more fully setforth.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates my improved brush,which is constructed as follows: a designates the back of the brush orpad, which may be made of any suitable flexible material-*such asleather-and any desired shape, preferably oval or elliptical. To thisback-piece a is pasted, glued, or otherwise fastened a similarly -shapedpiece of mohair plush, silk plush, or other'similar flexible material b,the pile on, this piece being turned outward to to within a shortdistance of its en ds, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. Thiscard-board forms a stiffener for the brush, but leaves the ends of itfree or pliable to permit them to be turned up or curled for brushingthe curled portions of the brim of a hat or for other purposes, as shownin Fig. 3. It is evident that the stiffening-sheet may be extended atone end to the end of the brush, leaving only one end pliable and free,as shown in Fig. 5, without departing from the invention in the least.Inserted between the face and theback of the brush, either above orbeneath the stiffeningsheet, and extending transversely of the brush ator near its middle, is a iiat spring d, of metal, Whalebone, or .otherelastic substance. This spring distends or straightens out the brushafter the same is removed from its holder in the hat or after it hasbeen bent in brushing the same. Thetendency of the spring to resume itsnormal position is utilized to hold the brush in its place in itsholders f f in the hat, as shown in Fig. 1. This spring CZ is inclosedor sheathed in thin waxed paper g or other impervious and pliablematerial to prevent the glue or paste adhering to the spring in theprocess of manufacture and rusting or weakening it. It is evident thatas I may employ two or more springs in my brush, as the exigencies ofthe case may require, I do not wish to limit myself to one spring.

The letter e designates small binding clamps or stays clamped or rivetedupon and embracing the side edges of the brush. These stays serve tomore securely hold the parts of the brush together and prevent the endsof the spring or springs (which they embrace) from working out at thesides of Vthe brush. These stays also serve to protect the brush Whilein its holder or in use and preserve its uniformity of shape.

The brush as thus constructed will be light, strong, and elastic andpliable, adding but little to the Weight of the hat.

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It is evident that I may, if desired, secure I ease the plush on oneside may be made ine and soft and that ot' the other of a eoarsermaterial.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In an elastic pad or brush, the combination of a flexible back and aflexible brushing-face secured together, and an interposedstii'eningsheet ext-ending entirely across the width of the brush andthrough the main portion of its length, whereby the main portion of thebrush will remain stift, and the rest of the brush may be curved orflexed, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, in an elastic brush, of the pliable back andbrushing-face secured together, a transverse spring interposed betweenthe saine, and metallic clamps e e, clasping the side edges of the brushand the ends of the said transverse spring, whereby the spring will beiirlnly held in place and all the parts securely bound together,sl'lbstantially as described.

3. In a brush, the combination of the brushin giace and back-piece, theinterposed transverse spring covered with impervious material, theinterposed stiffening-sheet extending entirely across the brush and towithin a short distance from the ends of the brush, and the metallicclamps clasped over the edges of the brush, so as to hold all the partssecu rely together.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARTIN J. SUNDERLIN lVitnesses:

MILTON V. IIU'EY, IRA I. KETCHAM.

